Dreams
They entered the hotel suite, and she looked around noting the king-sized bed and the rose petals strewn across the duvet cover.
“Pretty.” She said quietly as she moved to touch the silky petals.
He was watching her carefully as if he knew somehow during the dinner with his family, she’d made decisions he wasn’t going to enjoy. “How would a nice hot bath feel? I can run the water, and you can relax before we go to bed?”
She swallowed her nerves away and then shook her head, “when will my clothing get here? I was expecting to see my overnight bag.”
He motioned to the bathroom. “Your suitcases and belongings were all put into a truck and should be arriving to the house tonight. They will be held in storage. Clothing for tonight and tomorrow are in the bathroom. We will arrive in Rome tomorrow evening but then Monday morning my mother and her sister will meet us there. They will take you and Sidonia shopping for a new wardrobe while I meet with some associates. When your shopping and my work are done, we’ll begin the drive to my great-grandparents’ home.”
“What is wrong with my clothing?”
“You deserve to have the best of the best, Zorah. Much of your clothing is second-hand and not befitting a Lucchesi bride. I want you to shine like the diamond you are.” When she opened her mouth to protest, he shook his head, “I’m not going to make you change the style of your clothing. If you wish to continue to dress as conservatively as you do because it is what makes you comfortable then so be it. I will however be insistent the clothes you wear are worthy of the woman wearing them.”
“What if I want to show skin?”
He lifted an eyebrow at her question. “You want to show skin?”
“I’m tired of wearing jeans and dress pants and skirts which go to my knees. What if I want to wear mini-skirts and crop tops?”
“If this is what you want to wear, then I have no objection. I will never fight over what you want to wear. If you want to wear a string bikini to a black-tie event, it’s your body. Have at it.” At her surprised expression he smirked, “but keep in mind any man who tries to touch or stares too long at your body will be dead and you may be attending a fancy event with a high mortality rate given how gorgeous I know your body is.”
“You don’t know anything.”
“I’ve seen those legs in the car, your delectable and delightful pussy and let’s not forget your gorgeous ass was in my hands while I feasted on your cunt.”
She wanted to be as bold as he was when he talked so filthy and so freely, but it stuck in her throat.
He held his hand out, “come here.”
She stepped towards him slowly and took his hand.
“I feel when you were downstairs and I stepped away from you, thoughts began running through your head. Thoughts of being defiant, unruly, and difficult are now buzzing in your brain right now. Am I right?” He tugged her until she was toe to toe with him. Tilting her chin with his index finger he smiled indulgently. "There is no need to immediately turn to defiance. You can have whatever you want, Zorah as long as you remain my bride. I will not however fight with you for the sake of fighting.”
“A week ago, I had my own dreams.”
“And today I promise to make all your dreams come true. What do you want? What is your greatest dream?”
He put her on the spot, and she frowned wanting to look away from him.
“I don’t know.” She pouted angrily.
“When you and Sidonia would lay in your apartment drinking cheap wine and feeling like you were wicked and naughty, what did you share with her you wanted for your future. Before you knew me, what did you wish for?”
She shrugged and thought of the one thing she always came back to.
“Do not hold back, Zorah. Tell me what it is you confided to your sister you wanted more than anything.”
“To have a family my mother and uncle could not control.” She admitted swallowing the large lump. “I wanted a good husband who wouldn’t let them hurt me anymore, who would keep my children safe from their judgement and cruelty because I could not keep myself free from them.”
“How many children?” he stroked her cheek softly.
“Three. I always dreamed of three. At least one little girl who would grow up to be so strong and so confident she would bear no resemblance to my weakness. I want her bold and brash and taking the world by storm.”
He smiled at her words. “Your mother and uncle oppressed you and you want more for our children.”
“Yes.”
“Our children will rule the world, Zorah. They will rule it with gusto and bravado, but they will also have tender hearts full of compassion and love because as much as you wish to be cold and callous, you love too deeply to be so.” He stared into her eyes, “can I make a request?”
She shrugged, “yes but it doesn’t mean I’ll oblige.”
“Let’s keep an open mind on the number of children. Three is nice but I think five has a better feel to it.”
“Five?” she was incredulous. “Why five?”
“Because with three there is someone always left out. We cannot have two playing together and one all alone. I was an only child, but I have many cousins, and I promise you, when there were only three of us, Amauri got beat up a lot.”
“Amauri?”
“The man who gave Sidonia his ring today. He is Vodingo’s younger brother. We tortured the fuck out of him as a boy. He was odd man out. He should have had backup.”
She gave a toss of her hair at his story telling, “very funny.”
“I am not trying to be humorous. I’m quite serious. It was only when our other cousins would come over to play, he did not get picked on. There is safety in numbers.”
He wrapped his arms around her middle, “I want to share in all your dreams Zorah. I am not your enemy. I want to be your savior. Let me help you live the life you always dreamed. I know you don’t love me. Not yet. I am a confident son of a bitch, and I know you will love me one day. We do not need to be at loggerheads until then.”
She twisted her lips. “I guess.”
“Good. Now. I am very desperate to get another taste of what is under this dress,” he swung her up in his arms. “Let’s get you into a bath first, relaxed and then,” he wiggled his eyebrows at her, “we are going to consummate this marriage until the sun comes up.”
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